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Dear Key MS Community,
Welcome to the 2018-19 school year! We are so excited that the kids return on Tuesday!!! It was so great seeing so many of you at the Lee Pyramid Resource Fair and last night at Locker Night!!! On Tuesday, rest assured that all students will be given a new copy of their schedules and we will make sure that they are well cared for!!! We will send this email every Friday. Please help me spread the word! It’s the best way to stay in touch with all the amazing things going on in our school! Our mission is that KEY IS THE PLACE TO BE! Keep us posted as to how we can ENSURE we are achieving our mission! Happy Start to the Last Weekend before the FUN begins!!!!
Important Dates to Remember:
August 28: First day of school
September 3: Holiday (Labor Day)
September 6: Back to School Night 5:30pm – 8:30pm
First Week of School (Bell Schedule)
- Tuesday (8/28/18) – 7 period day
- Wednesday (8/29/18) – 7 period day
- Thursday (8/30/18) – Odd day schedule
- Friday (8/31/18) – Even day schedule
Office Hours: 7:00am to 3:30pm
Classes Start at 7:30am / Dismissal at 2:15pm
If your child is a bus rider, please make sure that he or she arrives at the bus stop at least 10 minutes earlier than the designated pick-up time to ensure the bus is not missed.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: The first day of school is Tuesday, August 28, 2018. It is important that all students are present on this day. Our campus opens at 7:10 a.m. The first bell rings at 7:20 a.m. and classes begin promptly at 7:30 a.m. School ends at 2:15 p.m. Please do not drop-off your children or allow students who walk to arrive prior to 7:10 a.m. Here is our school bell schedule: https://keyms.fcps.edu/about/bell-schedule
PE UNIFORMS: PE Uniforms will be on sale during PE classes the first few weeks of school. PE shirts cost $4.00 and shorts cost $6.00. Eighth graders can use their PE uniforms from last year if they are in good condition. Forms of payment accepted are cash, checks made payable to Key Middle School, and online at www.myschoolbucks.com
CLINIC: Parents and/or guardians of students who will need to take medications during school hours can bring the medicine to the clinic on the first day of school. The physician’s form needs to be completed and the medication must be in the original container. Over the counter medications (ie: Tylenol) must be in an unopened, original package as well. Please see Mrs. Kopp in the clinic if you have any further questions or call the clinic directly at 703-313-3910.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: A school supply list of items needed by all Key Middle School students can be found on the Key website at https://keyms.fcps.edu/academics/school-supply-list. Additional supplies will be requested by specific teachers during the first week of school.
LUNCH AND BREAKFAST PROGRAM: The cost of lunch is $3.50 and breakfast is $1.75. Students may bring cash to pay for their lunch or you may write a check to Key Food Services and the money will be deposited to your student’s individual account. You can also add money to your child’s account online at www.MySchoolBucks.com. Please note that My School Bucks allows families to monitor their student’s lunch account online. For more info, check out http://www.fcps.edu/fs/food/food_at_school/
Information about the free and reduced lunch program will be mailed directly to parents. Forms must be completed each and every year and returned for program eligibility to continue. Also available online at https://www.myschoolapps.com/
Attention Parents & Guardians!
We wanted to inform you that there are seats available in French 1 (8th grade only) and Chorus (7th & 8th grade). Please contact your child’s counselor if you are interested in learning more!
Questions about your child’s schedule? Please don’t hesitate to contact our counselors
Student’s Last Name:
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Mrs. Reighard: A-Gl
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Mrs. Samudre: Go-Num & CAT B students -
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Mrs. Corcoran: Nun-Z
- Mrs. Meletiche:ESOL levels 1-3
Family Life Education Instructional Program Information
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) provides a comprehensive, sequential Family Life Education (FLE) program for students in grades kindergarten through grade twelve. Instruction is seen as a partnership among parents and guardians, the school, and the community in supporting the learning essential to the development of strong families, positive relationships, and a healthy community.
Parents/guardians may choose to opt their child out of all or part of the Family Life Education program. Students who are opted out are provided with age-appropriate, nonpunitive alternative health instruction, and every effort is made to foster respect for family choices. If you wish to opt your child out of all or part of FLE for this school year, opt out forms are available online for Middle School (7-8) using this link: https://www.fcps.edu/academics/middle-school-academics-7-8/family-life-education-fle.
Please fill in the opt-out form and return it to your child’s school prior to Family Life Education instruction.
Detailed grade-level program descriptions are available online for using this link: Middle School (7-8). FLE grade level-specific lessons and media that FCPS has streaming rights for are available for parents online in FCPS 24-7 (Blackboard) Parent View https://fcps.blackboard.com/. Account information is available at your local school or online at http://www.fcps.edu/is/instructionaltechnology/247help/parents.shtml. Grade level-specific lessons are also available at the Fairfax County Regional Library in the City of Fairfax (this location does not have media). Grade level-specific lessons and media that is not streamed online are available for review at your child’s school library. Due to copyright permissions, we are unable to stream all media online.
Program questions may be addressed at your child’s school or by contacting Instructional Services at 571-423-4550 or by contacting Elizabeth Payne, Health and Physical Education Coordinator at etpayne@fcps.edu.
TJHSST Admissions Office Information Session will take place on September 6th from 6-6:30pm at Key MS Lecture Hall. Come learn about all the programs, classes offered and student life. Get detailed information about Admissions and Applications for 8th grade students. Questions? Contact TJ Admissions at tjadmissions@fcps.edu, phone 571-423-3770.
Food for Neighbors is a non-profit organization partnering with our school to help feed students who struggle with hunger after school, on weekends, and during school holidays. They are currently looking for volunteer drivers who can commit for 2 hours on a Saturday morning every other month. Please consider and sign up here and select "Driving" http://www.foodforneighbors.org/get-involved/volunteer/ . Contact us and learn more by going on to www.foodforneighbors.org
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